The memo said the producers of both "Live" and "Good Morning America" have decided on a plan "that best advantages both shows for the future."

The memo says the early departure will give Ripa and the producers an opportunity to begin an on-air search for a new co-host earlier, and allows Strahan to get adjusted to working on "GMA" before he begins working full-time in September.

Ripa returned to her daytime talk show Tuesday after time off to "gather (her) thoughts" after learning her co-host Strahan was leaving, saying that the incident had started a conversation about workplace respect.

She also said her bosses had apologized to her, and she'd received assurances that the "Live with Kelly and Michael" show was important to the parent Walt Disney Co.

Ripa was reportedly upset that she learned only a few minutes before the public last Tuesday that Strahan, her co-host since 2012, was leaving in September for a full-time job with ABC's "Good Morning America."